Chelsea Peretti

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Chelsea Peretti
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Peretti performing in January 2013
Born (1978-02-20) February 20, 1978 (age 46)
Oakland, California, U.S.
MediumStand-up, television, film, music
Education Barnard College (BA)
Years active2004–present
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
Children1
Relative(s) Jonah Peretti (brother)
Website chelseaperetti.com

Chelsea Peretti (born February 20, 1978) is an American comedian, actress, television writer, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for portraying Gina Linetti in the comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine . She wrote for various TV series, including Parks and Recreation , Saturday Night Live and Kroll Show . [1]

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Early life and education

Peretti was born on February 20, 1978, in Oakland, California, to Amanda Cherkin, a schoolteacher, and Gene Peretti, a criminal defense lawyer and painter. [2] [3] Her father is of Italian and English descent, and her mother is Jewish. Her step-mother was African-American. [4] [5] She was raised in Oakland. [6] She has an older brother, internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, co-founder of BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post . [7] [8] Chelsea Peretti attended The College Preparatory School in Oakland. She moved to New York City in 1996 to attend Barnard College of Columbia University, [6] [9] during which time (in her junior year) she took a study year abroad to Royal Holloway, University of London. [10] She graduated in 2000. [11] [12] [13] She attended elementary school with her Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-star Andy Samberg and junior high school with comedian Moshe Kasher. [14]

Career

Writing

Peretti has written for The Village Voice , Details , Playgirl , Jest, and American Theatre Magazine , as well as online publications including The Huffington Post .[ citation needed ]

Television

After moving to Los Angeles, Peretti made appearances on programs such as Kroll Show , Louie , The Sarah Silverman Program , TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest... , and Tosh.0 . She appeared as a guest correspondent on one episode of Lopez Tonight , interviewing local citizens about Prop 8. [15]

Peretti is credited as a story editor on the fourth season of Parks and Recreation from 2011 to 2012. [16]

From 2013 until 2019, Peretti was a series regular on NBC's detective/police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine , playing Gina Linetti, until she announced her departure from the show in October 2018. [17] [18] Her departure episode was "Four Movements." [19] She returned later in the season in a guest appearance, in "Return of the King," which premiered May 2, 2019. [20] She also returned for the two part finale.

In other media

While in New York, Peretti made short films with Variety SHAC, a comedy troupe she formed in 2004 with Andrea Rosen, Heather Lawless, and Shonali Bhowmik. [6]

She has made several guest appearances on podcasts, including Doug Loves Movies , How Did This Get Made? , WTF with Marc Maron , You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes , The Todd Glass Show , The Lavender Hour, The Bone Zone with Brendon Walsh and Randy Liedtke, and Comedy Bang! Bang! In October 2012, Peretti launched her own call-in podcast, Call Chelsea Peretti. [21]

In July 2010, Peretti made Variety magazine's "Ten Comics to Watch in 2010" list. [11] Paste ranked her Twitter account #75 on "The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014." [22]

On April 21, 2020, Peretti released an EP titled Foam and Flotsam, a musical comedy concept album about coffee. [23] She created the music in collaboration with Kool Kojak, and the songs feature guests Reggie Watts, Terry Crews, and Juliette Lewis. [23] In tandem with the EP, Peretti also released two accompanying music videos: "Late" [24] and "Oatmilk." [25] Her music style is described as "whimsical yet depressive...[slamming] you into a wall and then [sliding] you up that wall and [releasing] you into a new galaxy." [26]

Personal life

Peretti began dating comedian and filmmaker Jordan Peele in 2013. They got engaged in November 2015. [27] On April 26, 2016, Peretti announced that she and Peele had eloped. [28] They have a son, who was born in 2017. [29]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Twisted FortuneRachel
2011Guy TalkGirl
2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Brunette CMZ Reporter
2018 Game Night Glenda
2019 Spinster Gaby
2020 The Photograph Sara Rodgers
Friendsgiving Claire
2021 Sing 2 Suki LaneVoice [30]
2023 Cora Bora TBA
First Time Female Director Sam CliffordAlso director, writer, and producer

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
2004 Comedy Lab Eugene's FriendEpisode: "12:21"
2006 Cheap Seats ShondaEpisode: "Evel Kneival"
2008–2013 The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest Herself88 episodes
2009Bobby BottleserviceWriter
Episode: "T-Shirt Ideas for Jersey Shore"
2010 Louie DateEpisode: "Pilot"
The Sarah Silverman Program BeckyWriter
Episode: "Smellin' of Troy"
WTF with Marc Maron Writer
TV movie
2011 Comedy Central Presents HerselfWriter
Episode: "Chelsea Peretti"
2011–2012 Parks and Recreation ZeldaEpisode: "Live Ammo"
Writer (2 episodes)
Story editor (season 4)
2011–2013 China, IL Crystal Peppers / Kim BuckettVoice, 14 episodes
2011–2013Funny as HellWriter
2 episodes
2012The CoupleGigi2 episodes
Hell's Kitchen HerselfSeason 10, Episode 14
2013 The Greatest Event in Television History Jackie RushEpisode: "Too Close for Comfort"
High School USA! Superintendent Andrea KunsslerVoice, episode: "Janitor Day"
Saturday Night Live Writer
2 episodes
2013–2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Delivery Woman / Trey Booth2 episodes
Kroll Show Herself / Various Characters9 episodes
Writer (8 episodes)
Producer (8 episodes)
2013–2021 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Gina Linetti Main role (seasons 1–6), guest role (season 8); 108 episodes
2014 Key & Peele Art Show PresenterEpisode: "Dicknanigans"
2015 Gravity Falls DarleneVoice, episode: "Roadside Attraction" [30]
Drunk History Ann Druyan Episode: "Space"
2015–2016 The Big Fat Quiz of Everything Herself2 episodes
2016 Animals AngelaVoice, episode: "Dogs." [30]
New Girl Gina LinettiEpisode: "Homecoming"
2016–2018 Future-Worm! Ennuisha / Mean Little GirlVoice, 3 episodes
2016 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars HerselfEpisode: "Revenge of the Queens"
HarmonQuest Deepak ChopraEpisode: "The Stone Saw Mines"
2017 Girls ChelseaEpisode: "All I Ever Wanted"
Adventure Time Queen of OooVoice, episode: "Fionna and Cake and Fionna" [30]
2017–2023 Big Mouth Monica Foreman-Greenwald / CellseaVoice, 22 episodes
2018 Alone Together TamraEpisode: "Pop-Up"
Another Period ReporterEpisode: "Sex Nickelodeon"
2018–2019 American Dad! Dorothy, AngieVoice, 2 episodes
2018Inside JokesHerself4 episodes
2019–2020 The Simpsons Piper, LaurenVoice, 2 episodes
Harvey Girls Forever MariaVoice, 5 episodes [30]
2019–2021 Crank Yankers HerselfVoice, 2 episodes
2020 Search Party Patsy MonahanEpisode: "The Whistleblower"
2021–2023 The Great North Lara Silverblatt / AbigailVoice, 4 episodes
2022 Nailed It! HerselfEpisode: "Slime Time"
2022–2023 Bob's Burgers Eleanor / ChelseaVoice, 2 episodes
2023 My Dad the Bounty Hunter PamVoice
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake QueenieVoice, 2 episodes
2024 Krapopolis Additional VoicesVoice, episode: "A Krapwork Orange"

Web

YearTitleCreditRoleNotes
2009Chelsea Peretti's All My ExesCreatorHerself6 episodes
2014Chelsea Peretti: One of the GreatsWriter, executive producerHerself Netflix special

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Lori Williams-JonesVoice

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Foam and Flotsam
  • Released: April 21, 2020 [23]
  • Labels: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Phosphorescent Panic
  • Released: August 11, 2020 [31]
  • Labels: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
American Comedy Awards 2014Best Comedy Supporting Actress – TV Brooklyn Nine-Nine Nominated [32]
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesBrooklyn Nine-NineNominated [33]
Webby Awards 2015Outstanding Comedic Performance Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats Won [34]
Writers Guild of America Awards 2012Television: Comedy Series Parks and Recreation Nominated [35]
Writers Guild of America Awards2013Television: Comedy SeriesParks and RecreationNominated [36]

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